Collects more than twenty-five essays that address issues concerning the arms trade, discussing Russia's policies, the increase of China's arm trade in the Middle East, its effect on security, global regulation, and other topics.
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The global arms trade : an overview / Richard F. Grimmett -- Information on the small arms trade is incomplete / Jeff Abramson -- Russia's arms trade policies are at odds with U.S. policies / Lionel Beehner -- China's arms trade in the Middle East is increasing / Stephen Pollard -- Israel is a significant player in the global arms trade / Odile Hugonot Haber -- The arms trade lacks consistent national controls / Debbie Hillier and Brian Wood -- Arms are traded routinely in spite of embargoes / Oliver Sprague -- The European Union struggles to establish effective arms trade controls / Helen Hughes -- The arms trade in the Middle East will lead to greater stability / Anthony H. Cordesman -- U.S. arms trade with Taiwan is important for its defense / John J. Tkacik Jr. -- Military support to Afghanistan and arms transfers to Pakistan help the war on terror / George W. Bush -- Current U.S. arms trade to combat terrorism threatens security / Rachel Stohl -- The arms trade to the Middle East leads to greater instability / William D. Hartung -- Arms trade with Taiwan could cause a world war / Craig Crawford -- Arms trade with Pakistan and India does not improve U.S. relations / Zia Mian -- Global controls are needed for the arms trade / Edmund Cairns -- An international arms trade treaty is feasible and necessary / Arms Trade Treaty Steering Committee -- The United States should support an arms trade treaty / William D. Hartung -- There are alternatives to international arms control treaties / Baker Spring -- An arms trade treaty could encourage human rights violations / David B. Kopel, Paul Gallant, and Joanne D. Eisen -- An international agreement on small arms would violate the U.S.Constitution's second amendment / Joseph Klein -- An end to the arms trade, not more regulation, is needed / Frida Berrigan.